Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Should a Christian date or marry a non believer or Christian?

By Marvina S.

This is a hard question because it’s a question that can offend some people, but it’s also one that can confuse some people.

However, I don’t believe it is wise to date or marry a non
believer. In the Bible, Jesus gives us a Scripture that explains what he
wants us not to do. In 2 Corinthians 6:14 it says “Do not be unequally
yoked with an unbeliever.” Now before you can really understand what
this is saying, you need to first understand what the word yoked means. A
yoke is the piece that is holding two animals together and it’s usually
wooden. So for example let’s take a camel and a donkey, and they are
connected by a yoke. Since these two animals are completely different,
they are going to believe different things, which means that they are
going to struggle in any task that they do, and the owner of these two
animals will have a hard time getting them to do what he/she needs them
to do. That is because they are different, they are not the same animal
and they do different things. Just like a Christian and non believer.
If you are a Christian, you are going to believe in Jesus, and all that
he stands for, and if you date or marry a non Christian, that person
isn’t going to want to hear anything about God or Jesus or anything. You
will always be fighting, especially if you have children. You will want
to raise the child in a church, and the other person won’t want you to
do that. You will want to read your Bible all the time and talk about
God, and the other person will not. There are going to be struggles and
it’s just not going to flow smoothly, and eventually the relationship
will probably end. So if you are single, and you are a Christian, God
wants you to seek out another Christian. Someone you can talk about God
with and all of that. This may be a trying thing, because as we all
know, good things, all come in God’s time. So like I said before, it’s
not a sin, and there are things you can do if you are already in a
relationship like that, but it’s not wise. Pray to God about this, and
if you feel that the relationship you are in just isn't working because
you have a strong faith in God and the other person doesn't, and you are
always fighting and it’s just tearing you down and your faith, then get
out of the relationship and seek a believer.